Selangor govt made false claims about Kuala Langat forest, groups say


The Selangor government must stop making false claims to justify its degazettement of 536.7ha of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve for development purposes, the Orang Asli who live there and environmental protection groups say. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 7, 2021.

CLAIMS that the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) is a burnt and degraded forest are untrue, as local communities and the Selangor Forestry Department have been rehabilitating it over the years, a coalition of civil society organisations said.

The Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) coalition of 15 groups said the Selangor government must stop making false claims to justify its degazettement of 536.7ha of the forest for mixed development purposes.


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